Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has reversed his earlier decision to shut down the use of Cattle Fever Tick spray boxes and will allow the boxes to reopen for a period of 45 days until a permanent solution is worked out. “After working with representatives from the Texas cattle industry and our state and federal […]

After a personal inspection at a ranch in South Texas Monday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller shut down a Cattle Fever Tick spray box operation and ordered the remaining 15 spray boxes also shut down. These spray boxes apply a high-powered insecticide called Co-Ral, at seven times the recommended agriculture rate, to combat ticks that […]